After 2 years… I made it!

I’m Steve Root of Roots Kitchens Bedrooms Bathrooms and a few years ago I decided to try and reach the the What3Words location ///kitchens.bedrooms.bathrooms, a remote mountainside in Corsica, to make that location ‘Roots Kitchens Bedrooms Bathrooms’. Silly, I know, but a fun challenge.

I tried and failed in 2022 but had a great adventure along the way (playlist on youtube). In 2024 the itch returned and I decided to try it one more time….

Steve and the mountain of ///kitchens.bedrooms.bathrooms

Watch this video on YouTube.

It was hard. The hardest navigation I’ve ever done. You can see that reflected in the statistics at the end of the video above. It was so hard that when I got to the top and recorded the final part of the video above… I forgot to to take the B roll of the scenic view. The next best thing I can offer are these views from part way up…

I was 2h 10m from the start and 400m away from ///kitchens.bedrooms.bathrooms when I took this photo. I didn’t know this at the time but I had another 1 hour and 30m of walking!

Zoomed into see Galeria, 11km away

A map showing Galeria and the black pin from where the photo was taken.

30 minutes into the journey. Yes, I did change my T-Shirt for the video from the top 🙂

Having completed my challenge I had a few days camping by the sea waiting for my return flight. Corsica is a lovely place to have a few days to wait.

Sunset in Corsica

A long exposure view of the stars over the sea. A sailing boat is anchored a small way off shore with it’s white anchored navigation light on top of the mast.

A long exposure photo of the stars looking north. You can see the Plough/Sauce pan/part of the Great Bear constellation. The end of the pan points to the pole star.

Here are some timelapse videos I took. In the last one you can see how the stars spin around the pole star

Expedition What3Words

Steve Root climbs the Kitchens.Bedrooms.Bathrooms mountain

What an adventure! In August 2022 I set out on a 7 day solo expedition to climb a mountain in Corsica because it happened to contain the What3Words location ///kitchens.bedrooms.bathrooms

I raised money for 3 charities along the way, with 100% of donations split between MapAction, Oasis and Mankind. At the time of writing, donations are £2,312 and you can still donate at this page

I also managed to travel during the worst storm Corsica has seen. In the words of Christophe Morel, head of the forecasting department at Météo-France, “Winds of over 200 km/h were recorded, which is quite exceptional for a storm. We can say that we were a little surprised by these numbers, which have never been observed before.“

I was luckier than many others in the region but I did break down in an area with no phone signal, power or way of calling for assistance. It set the scene for quite an adventure! You can watch the full playlist from planning through to the final climb on our youtube channel here

Expedition #what3words – I got stranded in Corsica

Watch this video on YouTube.

Donate now on the Charities Trust website

A Big Plug for…

A few of our suppliers who made donations

Based in Northern Ireland, the patented SENSTEC Anti-Slip Shower Trays have been designed to deliver superior grip which greatly reduces the risk of slipping in the shower.
They also made me a special lightweight sample shower tray so that I could carry it up the mountain to make a video about slippery surfaces and angles

	Der Kreis is the UK’s largest independent kitchen and bathroom buying group, helping UK KBB businesses reach their full potential. www.kbbg.co.uk [Der Kreis were also the 1st big plug sponsor – thanks!]
	www.precisionstone.co.uk
	Barwick Bathroom distribution
	Neff home appliances